“Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.” Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
These words very much sum up the passion and drive of the piano virtuoso and musical innovator Franz Liszt, who was the creator of the symphonic poem, and a tireless promoter of the neo-romantic. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the fascinating works of Franz Liszt today!
Franz or Ferenc Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, where his father was the manager of the Esterházy estate. From his early childhood, he was tutored by the best artists of his time, firstly by pianist Carl Czerny and in composition by Antonio Salieri, and after his arrival in Paris by Ferdinando Paër and Anton Reicha.
As a teenager, Lizst conquered the Parisian salons, and the hearts of many a Parisian lady, with his virtuosic piano playing. After the death of his father in 1827, the young Liszt was left to fend for himself. Tough living conditions, and the ideals of the French Revolution, made him a strong and resilient personality. Liszt was inspired by many of his contemporaries, particularly Frédéric Chopin, Niccolo Paganini and Hector Berlioz.
In 1848, after two exciting decades as a solo pianist, Franz Liszt took up the position of Grand Duke’s Kapellmeister in Weimar. This was a move away from the fame and the spotlight, and a chance to explore and develop true artistic creation, and musical innovation. Thanks to him, Weimar became a progressive musical centre, and the focus of the neo-romantic school. His programmatic symphonies, symphonic poems, and his great piano compositions were mostly written in Weimar. Towards the end of his life, he travelled to Rome, Budapest and eventually Bayreuth, where he died suddenly in 1886, whilst composing and working as a teacher.
Franz Liszt is arguably best known for his programmatic symphonic compositions, be it his Faust or Dante symphonies, or his 13 symphonic poems, which many composers followed. Many however deem his piano and organ works to be equally important, and Liszt’s Piano Studies are frequently used by pianists both young and old.
Urtext Primo – A new concept for the beginner
Edition with German and English Commentary
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 634370
Universal Orgel Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113673
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661684
Schott Archive
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781740
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361012
Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197615
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1023833
Liszt Society Publications 11
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 461937
for: Organ
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 285251
Ausgabe für 2 Klaviere
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 577965
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 190214
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401141
Fingering by the composer
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 367505
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660065
(Gnomenreigen, Waldesrauschen)
Két koncertetűd, Ab irato, Morceau de salon
(Manók tánca, Erdőzsongás)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167415
EMB New Liszt Edition I. 'A'
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256719
Öt Mefisztó-keringő / Mefisztó-Polka
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256606
for piano solo
Separate Edition from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
for: Piano
Item no.: 184916
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316362
for the Piano
An Alfred Masterwork Edition
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 261881
Series III: The Complete Schwanengesang
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192906
all Swiss-inspired character pieces by Liszt into a single volume
Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684326
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316342
Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, 1880 edition
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 475830
Study Edition commented by Alfred Cortot
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669454
EMB New Liszt Edition II. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226383
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 622584
All 19 Rhapsodies reproduced directly from an authoritative Russian edition.
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 393560
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744819
Symphonies de Beethoven Nos. 1-4
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 217040
Transcendental Études (R 2b, SW 139, NG2 A172)
Transzcendens etűdök (R 2b, SW 139, NG2 A172)
New Liszt Edition I. 'A'
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 197626
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256308
EMB New Liszt Edition I. 'A'
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256718
Ed. A. Cortot - pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 179801
for: Piano, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 187868
Symphonische Dichtung Nr. III nach Lamartine
for: Organ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 150364
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391912
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 392799
(Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 607436
Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
Két legenda
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256112
Schirmer's Library Of Musical Classics Vol. 42
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 302533
Leichte bis mittelschwere Transkriptionen des Budapester Domorganisten
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 183823
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778194
Concert-Etude III
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724078
for: Piano
Item no.: 365996
Ed. A. Cortot - pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 277403
études 9 à 12 - Ed. A. Cortot - pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 107270
For Solo Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 246042
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